diff --git a/drivers/dma/of-dma.c b/drivers/dma/of-dma.c
index e8fe9dc455f4..d5fbeaa1e7ba 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/of-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/of-dma.c
@@ -218,3 +218,38 @@ struct dma_chan *of_dma_simple_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 			&dma_spec->args[0]);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_dma_simple_xlate);
+
+/**
+ * of_dma_xlate_by_chan_id - Translate dt property to DMA channel by channel id
+ * @dma_spec:	pointer to DMA specifier as found in the device tree
+ * @of_dma:	pointer to DMA controller data
+ *
+ * This function can be used as the of xlate callback for DMA driver which wants
+ * to match the channel based on the channel id. When using this xlate function
+ * the #dma-cells propety of the DMA controller dt node needs to be set to 1.
+ * The data parameter of of_dma_controller_register must be a pointer to the
+ * dma_device struct the function should match upon.
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to appropriate dma channel on success or NULL on error.
+ */
+struct dma_chan *of_dma_xlate_by_chan_id(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
+					 struct of_dma *ofdma)
+{
+	struct dma_device *dev = ofdma->of_dma_data;
+	struct dma_chan *chan, *candidate = NULL;
+
+	if (!dev || dma_spec->args_count != 1)
+		return NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(chan, &dev->channels, device_node)
+		if (chan->chan_id == dma_spec->args[0]) {
+			candidate = chan;
+			break;
+		}
+
+	if (!candidate)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return dma_get_slave_channel(candidate);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_dma_xlate_by_chan_id);
diff --git a/include/linux/of_dma.h b/include/linux/of_dma.h
index ae36298ba076..56bc026c143f 100644
--- a/include/linux/of_dma.h
+++ b/include/linux/of_dma.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ extern struct dma_chan *of_dma_request_slave_channel(struct device_node *np,
 						     const char *name);
 extern struct dma_chan *of_dma_simple_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 		struct of_dma *ofdma);
+extern struct dma_chan *of_dma_xlate_by_chan_id(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
+		struct of_dma *ofdma);
 #else
 static inline int of_dma_controller_register(struct device_node *np,
 		struct dma_chan *(*of_dma_xlate)
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ static inline struct dma_chan *of_dma_simple_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_s
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+#define of_dma_xlate_by_chan_id NULL
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_OF_DMA_H */